PITTSBURGH - Julio Teheran wasn't sure where his two-seam fastball was going when he sent one toward Andrew McCutchen in the first inning on Saturday.
When it smacked into the slugger's left elbow, Teheran winced.

PITTSBURGH - His flowing locks bouncing off the top of his No. 43 jersey, Troy Polamalu spent more than a decade flying across football fields as the heady but humble backbone of a defense that fueled the Pittsburgh Steelers' return to the NFL's elite.

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers roared through a perfect December with the kind of urgency that stoked memories of Super Bowls past.
They won their first division title in four years, looking like a team peaking at the right time.